Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22219, Andrew Drew, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
W. H.
Drew Andrew
S 22 219
CONTENTS

New Hampshire 30.853
Andrew Drew
of Strafford Co, in the State of N. Hampshire who was a Private in the company commanded by Captain Drew of the Regt, commanded by Col. Peabody in the N. Hampshire militia line for 6 months & 24 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Hampshire at the rate of 22 Dollars 64 Cents per annum to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th day of Sept. 1836 and sent to Messrs Sawyer & Hobbs, Wakefield. N.H.
  Arrears to the 14th of Sept 36.  124.52    Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. 37.  11.32     $135.84  
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by D. Brown Clerk Book E. Vol. 1 Page 80
Col. B. Parker. Mar 14 1844.

SS62
No 33.841
Exp
time in service 6 & 24 days in 1778 - Capt Peter Dome
Admitted
Private 6mo & 24 days -
Mch as Sawyn Hobb Wakefield N.H.

STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
COUNTY OF STRAFFORD ss.—
At a COURT OF Probate held at
Wakefield
TERM, 1836
On this 16 th day of September 1836, personally appeared before the Justices of the said Court of Probate now in session at Wakefield within and for said County of Strafford, Andrew Drew a resident of Durham in said County of Strafford and State of New-Hampshire, aged Seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he enlisted in the army of the United States, in the year 1778
and served as follows: — That on the first of June the precise day I do not recollect in the year 1778 at Dover in the County of Strafford in the State of New Hampshire where I at that time lived at the request of the Selectmen of said Dover I enlisted into the New Hampshire Line of Militia for the Revolutionary War for eight months. In two or three days I went to Exeter New Hampshire where I passed muster — from Exeter I went to Providence in Rhode Island where I remained in barracks three weeks. In about a week or ten days after I arrived at Providence Captain Peter Brown, Lieutenant Stephen Thomas and Ensign Joseph Randall all of Durham New Hampshire arrived at the same place and a company was immediately filled up and said officers took the command of the same; and I was attached to said company; and said company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen Peabody of which Daniel Rollins was Major. On the 1st of August following we went down on to the Island under the command of General Sullivan for the purpose of taking the Island and then the American Army had a battle with the British in which battle I fought in the American Army. The American Army retreated from the Island and Colonel Peabody's Regiment went in battalions to Greenwich from which place said Regiment remained until I went with said company to Providence at that time the Head Quarters of General Sullivan where I with said company were discharged the time having expired for which I had enlisted. None of said company had written discharges. I served regularly for the army as above stated from said first of June all the time till I was discharged in January 1779 the precise time I do not recollect. I returned from Providence to Dover N.H. where I lived seven or eight years from Dover I moved to Brookfield N.H. where I lived over thirty years from Brookfield I moved to said Durham where I now live. The reason I have not before applied for a pension is that I have not stood in need of it. Said officers are all dead.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a Pension or an Annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any agency in any state.
Andrew Drew
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid, in open Court.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
Daniel O'Connell Judge of Probate
ATTEST — Ira A. Eastman Clerk.
I, Ira A. Eastman, Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Andrew Drew for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this Sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.
ATTEST — Ira A. Eastman Clerk.

Providence
22219
INVALID.
File No. 22,219
Andrew Drew
His Rev. Dr.
Act: June 7 th 82 nd
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 112
[Arrangement 1870.]

May 4. 1897. History to Hon. W. E. Chandler, United States Senate
Aug. 18. 1904. Hist. to A. W. Davis, Posenille, Ind. I. m.

Revolutionary claim for an Increase of Pension.
I, Andrew Drew of Durham in the County of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, a Revolutionary Pensioner under the Act of 1832 as per certificate N o 30,853 herewith transmitted, and dated the 30 th of September 1836 for $ 22 64 / 100 per annum, testify and say that I have not been allowed enough for my services in the Revolutionary war.
First, that I enlisted under Lieut. Paul Nutt at Dover in said State, in Capt. Joshua Wingate's company in Colonel Caleb Hodgdon's New Hampshire Rgt. for one month, in December 1775, and served in Portsmouth Harbour in said State and was employed in building Forts Washington & Sullivan.
This service I did not claim in my declaration, as the Clerk I employed omitted to put it in.
Secondly: - I was enlisted by the Selectmen of the Town of Dover for Nine months for the defence of Rhode Island on the 1 st day of June 1778 who sent me to Providence and was not assigned to any company until I arrived at that place, when I was assigned to Captain Peter Drown's company in Colonel Oliver Peabody's N.H. Regiment and served nine months and was only allowed $ 22. 64 / 100 for this service. ANDREW DREW

State of New Hampshire } County of Rockingham. } ss: Portsmouth September 4 th 1844
Then Andrew Dyer personally appearing, subscribed and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the within affidavit, before me:
I also Certify that I have been acquainted with this affiant for several years, and that he is, in my opinion, a credible & respectable Witness.
Wm B. Parker Justice of the Peace.

District of New-Hampshire.
I, John Lord Hayes, Clerk of the Court of the United States for the District aforesaid, do hereby certify, that William Bennett Parker is a Justice of the peace for the county of Rockingham within the district aforesaid: - And that the foregoing signature, purporting to be his, is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the District Court to be affixed, this fourth day of September in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty four. _____
John L Hayes Clerk

I Jonathan Wingate depose and say that on the twenty sixth day of November 1835 I was seventy seven years of age that I live in the Town of Parsonsfield in the county of York and State of Maine - that I have lived in said Parsonsfield ever since December 1820 - that I have a certificate for a pension under the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832 - that I am well acquainted with Andrew Drew of Dover in the county of Strafford and State of New Hamp- shire - that when I first knew said Drew he lived in Dover in said county of Strafford - this was before the year 1770 - that said Drew moved from said Dover to the Town of Brookfield in said county of Strafford and from said Brookfield to said Dover - that in the month of 1770 in the month of June I think I went to Rhode Island as a soldier - when I arrived at Rhode Island in said June at a town next above New Port the name of which I do not recollect I found said Andrew Drew where he had arrived before me - that said Andrew Drew was at that time a soldier in the Revolutionary War in the company com- -manded by Captain Peter Drown who was afterwards killed by Elisha Thomas Stephen Thomas was Lieutenant and Joseph Randall was Ensign of said company both of whom are dead said company was attached to the Regiment commanded by Colonel Stephen Peabody and of which Daniel Rollins was major - that I was myself attached to said company and served as a soldier in the same - that after I met said Andrew

Drew as aforesaid a battle was fought in said Rhode Island between the British and American army which was at that time commanded by General Sullivan
That said Andrew Drew and myself were both present and fought in the American Army in said battle - That after said battle the American Army moved from the Island and said Drew and myself went with it to a place called South Kingston where said Drew and myself remained with said Army till the first of January 1789 when the time for which said Drew and myself had enlisted expired - That after that said Drew and myself with said Regiment went to Providence where General Sullivan at that time had his head quarters and said Drew and myself were there and there both regularly discharged - and that said Drew served regularly as a soldier in said company from the time I first saw him in said place till he was discharged as aforesaid
Jon a Wingate
State of New Hampshire Stafford ss On the thirteenth day of September 1836 personally appeared before me the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the county of Stafford the above named Jonathan Wingate and made solemn oath that the above deposition by him subscribed is true
Josiah H. Hobbs

I the subscriber a justice of the Peace for the county of Strafford hereby certify that I am acquainted with Jonathan Wingate who signed the foregoing deposition and I believe him to be a man of truth and for that reason I believe the statements by him made in said deposition are true Josiah H. Hobbs
State of New Hampshire.
Strafford ss. I Ira H. Eastman Register of Probate in and for said county of Strafford do hereby certify that the above named Josiah H. Hobbs is a Justice of the Peace in and for said county of Strafford and that the above is his genuine signature.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court of Probate of said county this sixteenth day of September Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.
Ira H. Eastman Register

Wakefield N.H. September 19 th 33
1223
Free
Hon. Lewis Cass
Secretary of War
H.W.
Washington City
Indep. D.C.
Sept. 11. 1836
1223
Application for a Pension

Wakefield N.Y. Sept 19 th 1836
Hon Lewis Cass
Dear Sir Enclosed
are the application of Andrew Drew and affidavit of John Wingate for a pension for said Drew If the pension be allowed Mr Drew wishes that the certificate may be forwarded to us at Wakefield Stafford county N.Y.
Very respectfully Your obt Servts
Sawyer & Hobbs

Sept 7 '44
p.
Hon. J. L. Edwards
FREE
W.H. Act 1832 Andrew Drew for increase
Commissioner of Pensions Pension Office War department City of Washington

Portsmouth N. H. the 4 th September 1844.
Hon. J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir :
Enclosed is Andrew Dyer's declaration for an increase of pension under the Act of 1832.
I am, Sir, respectfully Your m c Ob t . Serv t Wm B. Parker.

Andrew Drew.
22, 219
Apr. 16, 1836.
Durham, Strafford Co. N.H.
77.
Dover, Strafford Co. N.H. abn.
□
June 1, 1778. N.H. Mil.
8 mos.
Capt. Peter Drown,
Col. Stephen Peabody; was with Gen. Sullivan in his Q. L. D. 8 mos. 9 mos. battalion.
Dec. 1775-
□
Capt. Joshua Wingate, Col. Caleb Hodgdon N.H.
1 mo.

Out 22 N. W. DAVIS, 17 HIGHLAND AVE., SOMERVILLE, MASS.
August 10, 1904.
To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am desirous of obtaining complete records of the service of the following Revolutionary soldiers, the first two of whom are claimed to have been pensioners:
Andrew Drew, enlisted at Dover, N.H. later lived at Durham, N.H.
Alexander Lucy, enlisted Nottingham, N.H. and always lived there.
Thomas Davis, of Madbury or Barrington, N.H. said to have served in 1775.
Your kind attention will be greatly appreciated, and I shall be glad to remit necessary fee upon advice of same.
Respectfully yours,
N. W. Davis
The above is wanted for genealogical purposes. 3

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
May 4, 1897.
Sir:-
In compliance with your request I have the honor to transmit herewith a copy of the application for pension on Andrew Drew , a soldier of the Revolutionary war.
Very respectfully,
First Deputy Commissioner.
Hon. W. E. Chandler,
United States Senate.